The Cowboys must trim their roster to 53 players by 3 p.m. today and there are plenty of signs that “The Turk” will pay San Antonio’s Sam Hurd a visit. For starters, the team is in cost-saving mode. With the release of special-teams demon Pat Watkins and the trade of WR/PR Patrick Crayton to San […]
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IRVING – Are you sold on Dez Bryant staying healthy all season? I’m not, and that’s why I wouldn’t have traded Patrick Crayton. The Cowboys say they shipped Crayton to San Diego for a seventh-round pick partly because they thought he was standing in the way of the development of second-year player Kevin Ogletree. “It’s […]
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IRVING – Second-year player Jason Williams and rookie Danny McCray had strong showings at nickel linebacker against Miami, Phillips said. The coach said Williams graded in the 90 percent range, the highest of any linebacker, in registering his best performance of the preseason. “I just think he’s been getting better and better,” Phillips said of […]
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IRVING – Patrick Crayton greeted news of his trade from the Cowboys to San Diego with a smile. “I’m glad thats it’s over so I can now know what needs to be focused on,” Crayton told ESPN 103.3 FM’s Galloway and Company on Friday afternoon. “I’m going to a contender. A legitimate shot to go […]
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IRVING – Viewing him as a “progress stopper” to Kevin Ogletree, the Cowboys traded wide receiver Patrick Crayton to San Diego for undisclosed considerations. Dallas also traded offensive lineman Pat McQuistan to Miami for undisclosed considerations. “This clears the way for him to do more,” Cowboys vice president Stephen Jones said of Ogletree, a second-year […]
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IRVING – Jerry Jones suggested that Sam Hurd didn’t do anything in Thursday night’s finale that would prevent the Cowboys from shopping him around to other teams. Hurd caught a 43-yard pass from Stephen McGee for the Cowboys’ first touchdown in their 27-25 win over the Dolphins in the preseason finale. “We’ve got an excellent […]
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ARLINGTON – Cowboys owner Jerry Jones confirmed Friday afternoon that the club is working on trades involving multiple players. “But that’s about all I can say about it,” Jones said. “It hasn’t happened, but there is potential that we might make a trade before the (53-man cutdown deadline Saturday).” The players likely on the trade […]
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ARLINGTON – Stephen McGee’s 304-yard, one-touchdown, no-interception performance in leading the Cowboys to a 27-25 win over Miami Thursday night was indeed worthy of praise. But what the media was buzzing about afterward was the giant chip on the Texas A&M alum’s shoulder. Speaking to reporters in the locker room, McGee made it clear he’s […]
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ARLINGTON – Outside linebacker Victor Butler is setting his sights high after a dominating preseason. “I have always had high goals and I hope to get 11-plus sacks this season,” said Butler, who had three as a rookie last season as a situational pass rusher. Butler had six tackles, two sacks and forced two fumbles […]
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DALLAS – Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was noncommittal when asked Thursday night about the future of wide receivers Patrick Crayton and Sam Hurd. With the Cowboys rumored to be in favor of going with younger, cheaper receivers, Crayton and Hurd face uncertain futures as the team coaches gather today to discuss the final cut to […]
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